Washington XC Program Rankings

Sorry about the break, but I’m back for more!

 

Here’s a look at the boys XC programs in Washington. I did this a bit differently than the last few years, in that I limited the max score to 330 for any team (whether they made the top 22 or not). Otherwise, same process as before:

As a reminder, here is the method I use:

1.       Merge ALL results from the state meet (all classes)

2.       Remove all individual athletes

3.       Order athletes by time, breaking ties by place and (if necessary) classification (as in general, smaller classes have less competition which usually leads to slower times). Ties haven’t happened all that often the last couple of years due to the WIAA using chip timing and breaking time down to tenths if not hundredths of seconds (thank you, WIAA! A change I can applaud!)

4.       Score the massive merge

5.       Re-score using only the top 30 teams (from the mass merge)

6.       Re-score using only the top 22 teams (from the 30-team merge)

7.       Sum points for all years (2006-2014), plus add 330 for each time a school didn’t finish in the top 22, then divide by 9 (the # of years included in the review, which I started at the first season of the current classification structure)

 

Without further ado, onto the lists!

 

 

Top 15 Washington Boys XC Programs:

 

1.       North Central (90.78) – 3A Eastern Regional #1

2.       Gig Harbor (225.56) – 4A District III #1

3.       Seattle Prep (240.22) – 3A District II #1

4.       Kamiakin (241.11) – 3A Eastern Regional #2

5.       Joel Ferris (248.22) – 4A Eastern Regional #1

6.       Eisenhower (253.78) – 4A District VI #1

7.       Central Valley (267.89) – 4A Eastern Regional #2

8.       Mead (270.89) – 4A Eastern Regional #3

9.       Henry Jackson (277.56) – 4A Northwest Regional #1

10.   Sehome (287.22) – 2A District I #1

11.   Mount Spokane (292.67) – 3A Eastern Regional #3

12.   Tahoma (293.11) – 4A District III #2

13.   Lewis & Clark (298.22) – 4A Eastern Regional #4

14.   Bellevue (299.33) – 3A District II #2

15.   Nathan Hale (299.89) – 3A District II #3

 

 

Top 15 Washington Girls XC Programs:

 

1.       Glacier Peak (213.71) – 3A District I #1

2.       Tahoma (229.44) – 4A District III #1

3.       Camas (235.89) – 4A District IV #1

4.       Bellarmine Prep (238.89) – 4A District III #2

5.       Sehome (245.22) – 2A District I #1

6.       Eastlake (246.56) – 4A Northwest Regional #1

7.       Gig Harbor (255.44) – 4A District III #3

8.       Redmond (278.44) – 4A Northwest Regional #2

9.       Eisenhower (293.67) – 4A District VI #1

10.   Central Valley (294.78) – 4A Eastern Regional #1

11.   Snohomish (294.78) – 4A Northwest Regional #3

12.   Shadle Park (297.67) – 3A Eastern Regional #1

13.   Stanwood (302.67) – 3A District I #2

14.   Squalicum (306.89) – 2A District I #2

15.   Issaquah (308.00) – 4A Northwest Regional #4

 

 

 

Top 15 OVERALL Programs (Boys & Girls Combined, only including programs that have had at least one team make the top 22 in any given year):

 

1.       Gig Harbor (240.50; 225.56/255.44)

2.       Tahoma (261.28; 293.11/229.44)

3.       Sehome (266.22; 287.22/245.22)

4.       Glacier Peak (271.86; 330.00/213.71)

5.       Eisenhower (273.72; 253.78/293.67)

6.       Kamiakin (277.17; 241.11/313.22)

7.       Camas (279.39; 322.89/235.89)

8.       Seattle Prep (281.22; 240.22/322.22)

9.       Central Valley (281.33; 267.89/294.78)

10.   Bellarmine Prep (282.06; 325.22/238.89)

11.   Eastlake (288.28; 330.00/246.56)

12.   Redmond (289.67; 300.89/278.44)

13.   Mead (300.44; 270.89/330.00)

14.   Henry Jackson (302.78; 277.56/328.00)

15.   Mount Spokane (305.61; 292.67/318.56)

 

Note: scores for the combined programs are listed as (overall; boys/girls)